A participant in the protest - the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus died in Minsk

In Minsk, on Protetsk Avenue, a protest participant died. It is reported by TUT.BY with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs claims that he "tried to throw an unidentified explosive device towards law enforcement officers. It exploded in his hand, the man received injuries incompatible with life. ”

Meanwhile, our Niva published a video in which the light -school grenade enters the protester. It is not yet clear whether it is dead.

According to TUT.BY, dozens of people were detained in the city, including simple passers -by. People were beaten with batons, thrown out with light -school grenades and shot with rubber bullets. Explosions are heard in dozens of areas of the city. Among the detainees and victims there are also journalists of the Russian and Belarusian media.

All central streets of Minsk are blocked. The automobile traffic is completely stopped.

OMON dispersed the protesters on Pushkinskaya Square, on Kalvariyskaya Street, near the hotels of Yubileinaya and Planet, on the Prospekt of the winners, on Zaslavskaya Street.

The protests in Belarus began on Monday night, when thousands of people took to the streets, protesting against the official results of the presidential election, according to which Alexander Lukashenko won. The comrades -in -arms of the presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya voiced the results of the eczitpols they held, which showed that more than 80% of Belarusians voted for the Tikhanovskaya. Some polling stations also reported that according to the real results of the presidential election, the victory went to Tikhanovskaya.